Woody Cain
Morning NewscasterWoody is a Charlotte native who came to WFAE from the world of NASCAR where he was host of NASCAR Today for MRN Radio as well as a pit reporter, turn announcer and host of the NASCAR Live pre race show for Cup Series races. Before that, he was a news anchor at WBT radio in Charlotte, a traffic reporter, editor of The Charlotte Observer’s University City Magazine, News/Sports Director at WEGO-AM in Concord and a Swiss Army knife in local cable television. His first job after graduating from Appalachian State University was news reporter at The Daily Independent in Kannapolis. Along the way he’s covered everything from murder trials and a national political convention to high school sports and minor league baseball.
Woody and his wife, Sandy, live in Concord with their dog, Mini.
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The City of Gastonia has received $65,000 in grants from the Gaston Community Foundation to support the Gaston County Winter Weather Shelter and expand educational and community programming through Gastonia Sister Cities.
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Charlotte FC’s eight-match unbeaten streak came to an end Saturday with a 1-0 loss to the Chicago Fire.It was Charlotte’s second loss to Chicago this season. -
The Carolina Panthers fell to 1-2 on the season after a 21-18 loss to the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.
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Gov. Josh Stein has ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities to fly at half-staff from sunrise to sunset Tuesday in honor of U.S. military veteran Sean Michael Lee, who died Sept. 13.
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Cabarrus County Commissioner Larry Pittman has announced his resignation, effective Sept. 30, as he prepares to move to eastern North Carolina.
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Charlotte FC stretched its unbeaten streak to eight matches with a 2-1 victory over D.C. United over the weekend.
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The I-85/I-485 interchange project in west Charlotte is entering its next phase with the closure of Sam Wilson Road over Interstate 85 on Monday.
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A Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer shot and killed a suspect Friday afternoon on LaSalle Street near Newland Road in northwest Charlotte. -
The Carolina Panthers bounced back from a 59-point defensive performance a week earlier with a dominant 34-3 victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. -
CaroMont Health plans to build a hospital near Lake Wylie after purchasing land along Highway 557 in York County for the future facility.
